Australian player Mitchell Marsh, who was photographed with his feet on the World Cup trophy, has finally broken his silence.
मिचेल मार्श को ट्रॉफी पर पैर रखने का नहीं है अफ़सोस, बोले “दोबारा करूंगा ऐसा”
Australia fast bowling all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on Friday insisted it was not disrespectful to rest his legs during the ODI World Cup trophy and said he would have no objection to doing it again. Shortly after Australia defeated hosts India by six wickets in the title match to win an unprecedented sixth men’s ODI World Cup title in Ahmedabad, a photo of Marsh with his feet on the trophy was shared by captain Pat Cummins on his Instagram account. Shared, which created a picture that caused a huge uproar on social media.
“Clearly there was no disrespect whatsoever in that picture,” Marsh said on SEN radio. I haven’t given it too much thought, I haven’t looked much on social media even though everyone tells me it’s closed. There is nothing in it. Marsh faced criticism from Indian fans, especially fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who later said he was “hurt” by his gesture in the photo. Asked if he would do it again, Marsh said, “Yeah, probably, to be honest.”
Four days after the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup is played, Australia and India will face each other in a five-match T20 series, with the fourth match taking place in Raipur on Friday. Marsh said that things like scheduling bilateral tournaments immediately after any global event should be avoided in future. “Yes, it was very humiliating for those who had to stay behind. It’s a fine line because we have to respect the fact that we are playing for Australia and it is a series against India which is always big.
“But there’s also the human side to it, the boys have just won the World Cup and maybe they deserve to celebrate for a while and go home to their families. This is interesting. You would hope that after the big tournaments there will not be too many series again.” Steve Smith, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis and Sean Abbott have returned home after taking part in the first three T20 matches, Australia Trailing 2-1 in the series, Travis Head is the only member of the World Cup-winning squad. Now in India. “I celebrated for the six guys that were left behind, I celebrated for them,” Marsh signed off.
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